When assessing relevance under s 55 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), a trial judge must identify the facts in issue, consider the nature of the Crown case, and take the evidence at its highest without considering questions of credibility or reliability. The difficulty of cross-examining a child witness does not, without more, constitute unfair prejudice within the meaning of s 137.
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